Chad Ford: Thunder would likely have to part with Serge Ibaka for No. 1 pick

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Jun 25, 2013

So it’s pretty clear that it would probably take Serge Ibaka to get to the No. 1 pick. I don’t think that that is likely that the Thunder would do that. Ford: “Cleveland wants a veteran for this, a young veteran. Those rumors stemmed from a blog post by E… (more)SPN’s NBA Draft guru Chad Ford, who labeled OKC as ‘proactive’ in its talks with the Cavaliers. Two days ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder were rumored to be in trade talks with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the overall number one draft selection. If they’re going to give away the No. 1 pick, they have to walk away with a piece that they think can help compel them to the playoffs and that means a really good player.

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